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Xploration Earth 2050

Future Of Homes
Season 1  |  Episode 14  |  BBC Knowledge  |  May 28, 2017

Earth and environment

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Design and technologies
7-8 9-10 11-12
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Billions are flocking to cities, needing a place to live. Futuristic apartments are being built on assembly lines and the furniture of the future plays hide and seek.

Billions are flocking to cities, needing a place to live. Futuristic apartments are being built on assembly lines and the furniture of the future plays hide and seek.

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Military planners are turning to technology to win battles of the future. Host Chuck Pell plays videos games that are shaping modern battle plans. He'll fly drones that are carrying a lot more than weapons.

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Mother Nature - the ultimate design innovator. Host Chuck Pell sees how humpback whales are showing designers how to save millions in energy costs. In the Florida Keys scientists are using the birds and the bees to wipe out killer mosquitos.

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Drones. They're the piece of future tech that everyone's talking about. Host Chuck Pell discovers how drone technology is saving the lives of thousands in disaster sites around the world. The sky is the limit.

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A designer creates a novel invention for a pooch with a problem. Thousands of abandoned dogs in Detroit get help from 'above'. And a humble fish gets a robotic alter ego.

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A designer creates a novel invention for a pooch with a problem. Thousands of abandoned dogs in Detroit get help from 'above'. And a humble fish gets a robotic alter ego.
As society advances new technologies are applied to what we learn and the ways we learn it. What will learning look like in 2050? Can video games teach us anything? You bet they can.

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As society advances new technologies are applied to what we learn and the ways we learn it. What will learning look like in 2050? Can video games teach us anything? You bet they can.
Robots are clearly part of our present, but what will become of them in the future? Will they help us? Or replace us? Will they be loyal to us and teach them values?

Xploration Earth 2050: Future Of Robot Makers And Innovators

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Robot technology is moving so fast, its hard to determine where it's going. From robot co-workers, robot companions, and robotic teachers for kids, we explore the robot revolution.

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Future tech is allowing us to look into the ancient past like never before, archeologists are using satellite imaging to map ancient native American cities.

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Future tech is allowing us to look into the ancient past like never before, archeologists are using satellite imaging to map ancient native American cities.
Water - it's the key to life, and not as readily available as it used to be. In drought stricken California, brown is the new green. Scientists have invented a weird way to save water.

Xploration Earth 2050: Future Of Water

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Human beings have been able to survive in practically every environment on Earth - from deserts to the frozen reaches of the Arctic. But what about living under the sea?

Xploration Earth 2050: Humans Adapt To The Future

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Human beings have been able to survive in practically every environment on Earth - from deserts to the frozen reaches of the Arctic. But what about living under the sea?
Is space truly the final frontier? Is there a place even closer that we know less about? The oceans of the Earth are vast and deep and what lies beneath the surface remains largely unchartered territory.

Xploration Earth 2050: The Oceans

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Is space truly the final frontier? Is there a place even closer that we know less about? The oceans of the Earth are vast and deep and what lies beneath the surface remains largely unchartered territory.
3D printing is/will forever change how we make things. Manufacturing worldwide is getting a makeover, affecting industries from healthcare to education. It's in homes, kitchens, and it's even in space.

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Cars. We have trouble living with them but we can't live without them, and they are changing more than ever before. How will the car change in 2050? Could we be driving on roads that glow in the dark? Will your car be driving you?

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Meet a robot designed to look like a man but act like a tank. Firefighters get superpowers with high tech eyes and ears. Man and machine, the ultimate combination.

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By 2050, robots in all shapes and sizes will be doing all types of jobs. We explore working robots and how they are changing the World.

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Mechanical birds, aluminum snakes, remote controlled manta rays. They may look like toys, but they are incredible robots that may change the world. Joe Penna explores Mechanimals!

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